National Sports

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup final in a celebration reaching north of the Arctic Circle and drawing in fans from as far away as the Philippines.

Coaching a professional soccer team comes with challenges. Coaching a professional soccer team that's the subject of an Emmy award-winning TV show brings a whole other degree of difficulty.

MADRID (AP) — Kylian Mbappé is finally a Real Madrid player. Real Madrid said on Monday it reached a deal with the France star for the next five seasons, bringing together one of soccer’s top talents and its most successful club.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed veteran American defensive back Jonathan Moxley on Monday.

EDMONTON — The CFL has moved the Elks' season opener against the Saskatchewan Roughriders to an afternoon start to allow sports fans in Edmonton to also watch the Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks won all of four games in the 2023 season. The Green and Gold has just 11 wins over the previous three CFL campaigns. The team hasn’t been to the playoffs since 2019.

REGINA — The 2024 CFL campaign will be a season of change for the Saskatchewan Roughriders with new head coach Corey Mace at the helm.

McLeod Bethel-Thompson is back in the CFL, tasked with solidifying the Edmonton Elks' present while providing for their future.

WINNIPEG — Zach Collaros could have a problem this season, but it’s a good one.

CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders need improvement on both sides of the football to return to the CFL's upper echelon.